The Peek with Samuel Pepys

The Peek Presents
  • 4.5 (8)
  • Comedy Fiction

The Peek with Samuel Pepys is a scripted fiction, historical-comedy podcast inspired by the diaries of British writer Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), which provide one of the only first-hand accounts of life in England’s Stuart Restoration, under the rule of King Charles II (1660-1685), through the eyes of a time-traveling celebrity gossip reporter. Irreverent and anachronistic, The Peek joins other absurdist, semi-factual historical comedies, such as The Great (2020-2023, Hulu) and Oh, Mary! (Broadway). Accents may vary – oftentimes within the same sentence. But, hey. It's not like we really know what they sounded like back then, now do we?

Episodes

  1. 09/13/2025

    005 | Boys

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. Valentino reaches out to Edward "Ned" Kynaston, star actor of the King's Company, who was once the most revered and adored "boy player" of the pre-actress era. Convinced he can help Ned with modern ideas, he hopes their conversation will be the key to getting back home...no matter how jealous Valentino and Ned's chemistry might make Samuel. But when things go awry, Jane steps in with an intriguing offer...an offer that definitely isn't a trap, no way.  S1 of The Peek Stars:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista This episode also guest stars: Major Curda as Edward "Ned" Kynaston Celeste Samson as Prologue Boy Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

    005 | Boys

  2. 08/22/2025

    004 | Press

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. Following their appearance at the King's Theatre Company for The Maiden Queen, word of Valentino's presence in London has begun to spread...as have some rumors our favorite gossip podcaster couldn't help but stir up at the show. Two unwelcome visitors come to confront him about this, and the schemes against Valentino pick up significantly...  S1 of The Peek Stars:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista This episode also guest stars: Aaron Dorelien as Sir William Davenant  Alex Ramirez Cannon as Thomas Betterton Celeste Samson as Prologue Boy Lee Melillo as Elizabeth Pepys Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

    004 | Press

  3. 08/15/2025

    003 | Alike

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. Pepys and Valentino attend the opening night performance of The Maiden Queen at the King's Theatre Company, on invite by actress Nell Gwyn. After the show, they encounter many major players in the Restoration Era theatre scene – including King Charles II himself. Rivalries are exposed, old lovers are scorned, and Valentino begins to realize the intricacies of these proto-celebrities' lives are more complicated than he could have ever imagined... S1 of The Peek Stars:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista This episode also guest stars: Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn  Matthew Cubillos as Charles Hart James Kenna as Sir Thomas Killigrew Aaron Dorelien as Sir William Davenant  Eunan Cannon as The Stagehand James Carlos Lacey as King Charles II Jacqueline McKenna as Mary Knep Alex Ramirez Cannon as Thomas Betterton Jason Maina as George Villiers Major Curda as Edward Kynaston  with additional voices provided by the above ensemble, Lee Melillo, and Melissa Bautista.  Also featured in S1 of The Peek are:  Anna Mayo, Kana Seiki, Celeste Samson, & Zachary Harrison Poli Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

    003 | Alike

  4. 08/08/2025

    002 | Crowns

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. Pepys and "Valentino" have begun their podcast, The Peek with Samuel Pepys, in earnest. Their first topic? What exactly is going on with the monarchy (Valentino was never much of a history buff), where's Shakespeare, and which came first: King Charles II or his spaniels? The men are then unexpectedly visited by actress Nell Gwyn, and her arrival brings them one step closer to uncovering where the concept of celebrity truly began.  S1 of The Peek Stars:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista This episode also guest stars: Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn  Anna Mayo as Elizabeth Pepys Also featured in S1 of The Peek are:  Kana Seiki, Eunan Cannon, Major Curda, Celeste Samson, James Carlos Lacey, James Kenna, Aaron Dorelien, Jacqueline McKenna, Alex Ramirez Cannon, Zachary Harrison Poli, Lee Melillo, & Jason Maina.  Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

    002 | Crowns

  5. 08/01/2025

    001 | Pilot

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. A washed-up, jaded gossip podcast host is transported to 1660s London in the thick of England's Stuart Restoration following a freak matcha-spilling accident. There, he meets the famed diarist Samuel Pepys, whose writings give us a first-hand peek into the world of Restoration theatre and the beginnings of modern celebrity culture. Convinced he needs to learn something about this era to get back to our time, the Podcaster and Pepys strike a deal to work together and achieve their respective goals.  S1 of The Peek Stars:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista Guest Starring:  Francesca Pinilla (Nell Gwyn), Anna Mayo (Elizabeth Pepys), Kana Seiki (Emily the Intern), Eunan Cannon (Priest/Stagehand), Celeste Samson (Boy/Witch), James Kenna (Sir Thomas Killigrew), Aaron Dorelien (Sir William Davenant), Jacqueline McKenna (Mary Knep), Alex Ramirez Cannon (Thomas Betterton), James Carlos Lacey (King Charles II), Zachary Harrison Poli (The Bard), and Lee Melillo (Aphra Behn).  Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

  6. Season 1 Trailer

    Trailer | The Peek with Samuel Pepys

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.  Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week. Join a washed-up, jaded gossip podcast host after he's transported to 1660s London in the thick of England's Stuart Restoration. Along with his jovial guide, Samuel Pepys, he'll learn just how modern celebrity culture came to be.  Episode 1 of THE PEEK WITH SAMUEL PEPYS will premiere Friday, August 1st, 2025. Subscribe now so you don't miss it! Starring:  Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock The Podcaster / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista Guest Starring:  Francesca Pinilla (Nell Gwyn), Anna Mayo (Elizabeth Pepys), Kana Seiki (Emily the Intern), Eunan Cannon (Priest/Stagehand), Celeste Samson (Boy/Witch), James Kenna (Sir Thomas Killigrew), Aaron Dorelien (Sir William Davenant), Jacqueline McKenna (Mary Knep), Alex Ramirez Cannon (Thomas Betterton), James Carlos Lacey (King Charles II), Zachary Harrison Poli (The Bard), and Lee Melillo (Aphra Behn).  Written and Directed by Lee Melillo Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster  Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo Associate Produced by Adeline Blue Support the show by Subscribing!  Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys Support the show New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.  Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

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The Peek with Samuel Pepys is a scripted fiction, historical-comedy podcast inspired by the diaries of British writer Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), which provide one of the only first-hand accounts of life in England’s Stuart Restoration, under the rule of King Charles II (1660-1685), through the eyes of a time-traveling celebrity gossip reporter. Irreverent and anachronistic, The Peek joins other absurdist, semi-factual historical comedies, such as The Great (2020-2023, Hulu) and Oh, Mary! (Broadway). Accents may vary – oftentimes within the same sentence. But, hey. It's not like we really know what they sounded like back then, now do we?

Information

  • Creator
    The Peek Presents
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Peek with Samuel Pepys
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    The Peek with Samuel Pepys